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However, it was German industry that quickly began to dominate the field of synthetic dyes. He proposed a cacodyl cyanide artillery shell for use against enemy ships as way to solve the stalemate during the siege of Sevastopol.

They are generally characterized by their innovative aspects. Such metals as steel, lead, copper, and zinc are produced in reasonably pure form and are later fabricated into useful shapes. When these tariffs were repealed, the British soda industry was able to rapidly expand.

The proposal was passed, despite a single dissenting vote from the United States. Inorganic chemicals tend to be the largest volume, though much smaller in dollar revenue terms due to their low prices. This provided for close inspection of the factories and imposed heavy fines on those exceeding the limits on pollution. The principal raw materials for polymers are bulk petrochemicals.

Life science products are usually produced with very high specifications and are closely scrutinized by government agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration. Civilians rarely had a warning system put into place to alert their neighbors of the danger. Lenin's Soviet government employed poison gas in during the Tambov Rebellion. Yet the steel industry, for example, is not considered a part of the chemical industry.

Why a poisonous vapor which would kill men without suffering is to be considered illegitimate warfare is incomprehensible. Because of the complex history of the development of the chemical industries and the great variety of raw materials involved, chemical manufacture is widely dispersed.